FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MQS |
| Lat/Long: | 39-58-44.3000N / 075-51-55.7000W
39-58.738333N / 075-51.928333W
39.9789722 / -75.8654722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 660 ft. / 201.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of COATESVILLE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 19320 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNT 484-880-2959 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 AND REIL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 126.25 (610-384-6132) |
| PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: | 124.35 |
| PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OQN (13 nm E): | 121.4 (610-692-6190) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MXEr301/9.7 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| PTWr233/20.2 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| LRPr122/21.3 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| DQOr337/21.6 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| OODr318/33.1 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
| PPMr034/33.8 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| CKZr239/36.2 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| ETXr202/37.1 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PNEr271/(39.8) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBLER | | 263/28.1 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| ABERDEEN | | 034/28.9 | | 349 | | 11W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 261/35.4 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 236/37.3 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 5400 x 100 ft. / 1646 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 39-58.827395N | | 39-58.647970N |
| Longitude: | 075-52.494213W | | 075-51.362015W |
| Elevation: | 638.4 ft. | | 660.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 113 magnetic, 102 true | | 293 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 52 ft. trees, 1179 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 21 ft. trees, 381 ft. from runway, 415 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
+31' TREES 173' OUT, 485' LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHESTER CO ARPT AUTH
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone 610-383-6057 |
| Manager: | GARY L. HUDSON
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone 610-383-6057
CELL 484-880-2959 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 96 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 19 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 142/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 November 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC FBO 610-384-9000. |
| - | +164 FT WATER TWR 1343 FT FM RY 11 THR 1842 FT R MKD WITH STROBE LGT DALGT HRS; STD OBSTN LGT NGT HRS. |
| - | HELICOPTER OPS INVOF ARPT SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF KEYSTONE HELIPAD. |
| - | DEER ON THE RY AT NIGHT. |
| - | HELICOPTER TRAFFIC REQUESTED TO LAND AND TKOF FM RY ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BUNTS ONE | |
download (228KB) |
| CEDAR LAKE EIGHT | |
download (222KB) |
| DUPONT FOUR | |
download (329KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 29 | |
download (261KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (309KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (65KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N57 - New Garden Airport (10 nm SE)
KOQN - Brandywine Airport (13 nm E)
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KPTW - Pottstown Limerick Airport (21 nm NE)
KLNS - Lancaster Airport (22 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Dec-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 21:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Dec-2008 07:35:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Dec-2008 02:35:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KMQS | 030720Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M05 A3023 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KILG
22nm SE | 030531Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 FM030800 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM031400 23007KT P6SM FEW040 FM040000 20005KT P6SM SCT035
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KRDG
24nm N | 030531Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM031400 22007KT P6SM FEW040 FM040000 20005KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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